Impetus webcast " Maturity of Mobile Test Automation: Approaches and Future Trends " available at http://lf1.me/Pxb/ This Impetus webcast talks about: • Mobile test automation challenges • Evolution of test automation challenges from Unit tests to image based and object comparison methods • What next? • Impetus solution approach for comprehensive mobile testing automation

1. Maturity of Mobile Test
Automation: Approaches &
Future Trends
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2. • Mobile Application Testing
• Generic challenges
• Technical challenges
• Business challenges
• Evolution of Test Automation
Approaches
• Current and future trends –
mAutomate
Outline
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3. • It is the use of strategies, tools, and
artifacts that reduce the need for human
involvement on repetitive testing tasks
• Unit, UI, and Functional testing
Test Automation
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4. • Application specific test case writing
• Conversion of test cases into scripts
(Code / Record)
• Execution of test scripts on devices
• Unattended test cycles
How Test Automation Works?
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5. • Programmable
• Repeatable and reusable
• Reliable and comprehensive
• Increased productivity
• Cost reduction
• Superior application quality
Benefits
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6. • Diversity of device / platforms
• Hardware complexity
• Application complexity
• Carrier network issues
• Compressed software
• Development schedules
Generic Challenges
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7. • Large number of test cases
• API level test execution
• Verification of UI control
• Handset specific features
Technical Challenges
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8. • Reduced time to market
• First impression is the last
• Increasing cost of QA cycles
• High cost of onsite testing in target
networks
• Procurement of large number of devices
at multiple locations
Business Challenges
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9. Evolution of Test Automation
Approaches
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10. • Unit Testing Automation Frameworks
• XUnit family of tools
• JM Unit
• B Unit
• OC Unit
• CI integrations
Evolution of Test Automation
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11. • UI Testing Automation using Image
Comparison / OCR based tools
• Started with VnC based tools
• Basic Record and Playback support
• Scripting with manual creation of
Image Object mapping repo’s
• Hardware wired device docks
• Remote testing enabled
Evolution of Test Automation
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12. • Functional Testing Automation Tools
• Combination of unit test type scripts
with instruments
• Android - Robotium
• iOS instruments
• Code test scripts – no recording
• Test on USB or Wifi connected devices only
Evolution of Test Automation
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13. • Object Comparison based test tools
• Automated script generation – Record
Once, Play on multiple devices
• Test Library instrumented with test
build
• Execution on remote device for testing
• Generates desired environmental
conditions for recording
Evolution of Test Automation
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14. • Object Comparison based test tools
• Simulates required sensor data in
playback
• Provides ways to add assertions and
regressions
• Facilities mobile device cloud for
remote testing
Evolution of Test Automation
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15. Approach Comparison
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Attribute Unit Test Image/OCR Instruments Object
Automatic Script Generation
Automatic code instrumentation N/R
Integration with CI
Record once execute on any device
No impact of UI position changes on
the test script
Test Scripts are independent of device
resolution/screen size
Asynchronous test execution on
multiple remote devices
Automatic UI verification with
functional test execution
Total Points 3/8 3.5/8 3/8 7/8
Not Supported
Partially
Supported
Dependency
No-dependency
LEGEND
S:
Supported
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16. • Combination of Object and Image
Comparison based tools
• Automatic UI verification along with
functional test execution
Moving Towards Hybrid
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17. • Enhanced hybrid approach
• Automatic system / UI object mapping
• Automatic transversal of app
What Next?
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18. • Enhanced hybrid approach
• Execution of functional test cases will
provide following without extra
scripting
• Seamless UI verification
• Automatic Security testing
• Automatic Random Interrupt testing
• Automatic app store compliance certification
What Next?
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19. mAutomate
Feature Set and UI
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20. Dashboard
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21. Devices
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22. Devices
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23. Projects
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24. Projects
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25. Releases - Versions
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26. Releases - Versions
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27. Project Overview
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28. Project Overview
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29. TestCases
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30. TestCases
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31. Assertions
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32. Assertions
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33. Regressions
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34. Regressions
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35. Script-Editing
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36. Script-Editing
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37. Conditions
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38. Conditions
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39. Version-Dashboard
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40. Version-Dashboard
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41. Build Matrix
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42. Build Matrix
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43. Label Your Iteration
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44. Label Your Iteration
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45. Result-Pass
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46. Result-Fail
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47. Result-Fail
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48. Performance

49. mAutomate Differentiators
Build your own private device cloud for
testing across geographies
Record once, execute on multiple devices
Web based infrastructure for test case &
device suite management
Push based mechanism to execute test
cases on remote devices
Complete test execution reports, along with
resource usage numbers are made
available on the web

50. Visit www.mAutomate.com
Request access to free hosted version
OR
Buy license for in-premise deployment
Get Started with mAutomate
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51. Q & A
Thank You!